Watering Schedule

We have been having problems with everyone watering on the same night. We had a meeting with the water company last night and came up with a temporary solution to this problem. Cottonwood Meadows will have water available on ODD days from 6pm-1am. Hidden Hills will then have EVEN days from 1am-8am. Please adjust your sprinklers. Here is the website to the water company so that you can check updates http://www.mountaingreenwater.com/updates.html.

New Assessments Have Been Sent Out!

So yes, everyone has received their updated 2009, 2010, and 2011 assessments. This is new, and trumps the assessment sent out in July. The Master Homeowners Association is managed by FCS Community Management. They will be the ones that all fees are collected by. They are also the ones that all inconsistencies and noncompliance issues are to be reported to as well.

You can send your payments to:

CWMG MOA

2274 S. 1300 East, #G15-324

Salt Lake City, UT 84106

You will notice that this assessment has been adjusted in the homeowners favor. Hopefully after this time assessments will be sent out in a timely manner, and improvements will continue for our neighborhood. Any questions? You can email FCS Community Management at:

manager@hoaliving.com

Remember these assessments are due by November 30th!

Community Recycling

Anyone interested in recycling?

Metro Waste offers recycling services for $10.00 a month for two pickups. You can get a bin for recycling for $10.00 or use another one you may already have purchased. The pick up days are the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. Interested? Contact us today!

Staying Safe in Mountain Loin Country

There have been sighting's of a mountain lion by the Silver Lake. Here is some information to keep us all safe while living up in their turf.

If you feel that the Division of Wildlife Resources needs to get involved the individuals that have seen the animal need to contact DWR. They should contact DWR immediately after seeing the animal. Waiting to contact DWR will reduce DWR’s opportunity and ability to investigate the sighting. They advised that pictures are helpful and if tracks are seen the person should cover the track with a box or bucket until DWR can get up there to investigate.

Whom to call if you meet a cougar

If you encounter a cougar in a residential area, or if you have an aggressive encounter with a cougar, please alert the Division of Wildlife Resources.
During regular office hours, please call the DWR office closest to you. The number for DWR is 801-476-2740. A Division employee will notify a conservation officer of your encounter or transfer you directly to law enforcement personnel. If the encounter or sighting occurs after hours or on the weekend, please call the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff’s Department will be able to contact DWR during off hours to obtain assistance. The number for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office is 801-829-0592 or 801-629-8221.

Staying safe in cougar country

Information about living and recreating in areas where cougars live from the

Division of Wildlife Resources

What to do if you meet an aggressive cougar

Cougars are exciting animals to see in the wild and rarely cause problems for humans. Although unlikely to happen, you should know how to react if you encounter an aggressive cougar:

• Do not run from a cougar. Running will provoke an instinctive prey response and the cougar may pursue you.
• Make yourself look intimidating. Make eye contact with the cougar, which cougars consider a threat. Make yourself look big by opening your jacket, raising your arms and waving them. Speak loud and firm to the cougar.
• If you have children, pick them up. Try to pick children up before they panic and run. When you are picking children up, keep eye contact with the cougar and try not to bend over too far or turn your back to the cougar.
• If you are attacked, fight back! Protect your head and neck, as the neck is the target for the cougar. If the cougar thinks it is not likely to win its fight with you quickly, it will probably give up and leave.

Facts about cougars

• The cougar, Felis concolor, is also known as the mountain lion, puma or panther.
• The cougar is one of North America's largest cats and is recognized by its tawny color and long tail.
• Cougar kittens, or cubs, have blackish-brown spots on their body and dark rings on their tails that fade as they get older.
• Cougars are solitary animals, making them a rare sight for humans. They usually hunt alone and at night, ambushing their prey from behind. Typically, cougars kill their prey with a bite to the lower neck.
• After making a kill, a cougar often will take the carcass to the base of a tree and cover it with dirt, leaves or snow, saving it to eat later.
• Cougars live all across Utah, from high in the Uinta Mountains to the dry southern Utah deserts.
• Cougars' main prey is deer, so cougars are often found close to deer.
• Cougars live up to 12 years in the wild but have lived up to 25 years in captivity. In the wild they face death through accidents, disease and large predators (including humans).

Living in cougar country

Note the typical "M" shape on this cougar track. Also note that no claws show on the print. Felines walk with their claws retracted.

If you live in cougar country, here are a few guidelines to make your property safer:

• Do not feed wildlife. Feeding wildlife attracts animals to your yard that may be prey of cougars, thus attracting cougars to your yard.
• Do not feed pets outside. Cougars will eat pet food, and the food could attract cougars to your yard. Keep pets indoors at night as well, as pets make easy prey for cougars.
• Make your yard deer-proof. If your landscaping is attractive to deer, cougars will follow the deer and hang close to your property.
• Dense vegetation makes great hiding places for cougars. Remove vegetation that could be a hiding place, making your yard less friendly for cougars.
• Outdoor lighting and motion-sensitive lighting is a deterrent for the secretive cougar. Lights also make approaching cougars visible.
• Secure livestock in a barn or shed at night. If that is impossible, a small, well-lit pen close to a structure is the next-best option.
• Keep a close eye on your children when they are playing outside. Bring children in before dusk when cougars begin to hunt.

Playing in cougar country

If you recreate in cougar country, here are a few guidelines to make your experience safer:

• Hike with other people and make noise. Cougars usually will not bother groups of people.
• Keep a clean camp and store food and garbage in your vehicle or hang it between two trees where cougars (and bears) cannot reach it.
• When hiking with small children, keep the children in the group or in sight ahead of the group. Remember, cougars ambush from behind, so keeping a child in front of the main group will lessen the possibility of attack.
• Keep away from dead animals, especially deer or elk. This could be a kill that a cougar is guarding or will be returning to. A cougar will defend its food.
• If hiking with pets, keep them close to the group. Roaming pets will be open to cougar attacks or could irritate a cougar that is trying to avoid the group.

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